Former governor of Kaduna state, Ahmed Makarfi has lost his son, Faisal Ahmed Makarfi, in a road crash on Saturday evening.
It was gathered that the accident occurred along Kaduna-Zaria dual carriageway in Kaduna State.
A civil engineer by training, Faisal attended Kaduna International School and then proceeded to Adesoye College, Offa, Kwara State for his secondary education. He attended the University of Greenwich, London, for undergraduate and master’s degree and enrolled for PhD at the same institution.
This is the second tragic incident to befall the family of a top Nigerian this weekend.
On Friday, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), lost Fatima, his 23-year-old daughter.
She died in Abuja after a brief illness, and was buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
